On a continental trip for longer than one month, I’ve found it tricky to know when is the best time to buy the onward flights for once I arrive. Book them in advance of the trip and the prices will generally be substantially lower or buy them once you arrive and...

I recently flew to eastern Hungary planning to spend the night in Debrecen before going to visit the Transcarpathian region in western Ukraine. While I normally don’t face too many problems with communication while traveling in Europe thanks to the languages I...